National CineMedia (NCMI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Thomas F. Lesinski, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.7M in 2025, down 73% from $9.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 13:1, on median employee pay of $170,930.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$2.7M-73% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
13:1median $170,930
CEO pay in equity
38%$1M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
$925,000Based on employment terms
Median Employee Pay
$170,9302025 total compensation
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
13:1Based on 2025 total compensation

How Lesinski was paid

$2.7M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary36%Stock awards38%Non-equity incentive25%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Thomas F. LesinskiChief Executive Officer$2,652,898
Ronnie Y. NgChief Financial Officer$1,674,428
Catherine A. SullivanPresident$2,549,163
Maria V. WoodsExecutive Vice President and General Counsel$1,077,578

What changed and why

  • $2.7MChief Executive Officer total compensation decreased to $2,652,898 in 2025 from $9,693,147 in 2024.
  • The 2025 fiscal year included 53 weeks, resulting in an additional payroll period.
  • Annual cash incentives for 2025 performance were paid in February 2026.
  • Stock awards granted in 2025 included performance-based and time-based restricted stock units.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.